[Cracked Sidewalks] Al McGuire wants to play Kansas City

[CrackedSidewalksSays]

Al McGuire wants to play Kansas City

Written by: noreply@blogger.com (Tim Blair)

...and could use your help.

The Marquette Club of Kansas City is undertaking an initiative to bring the Dick Enberg-authored stage play, "Don't Undress Until You Die: The Wit and Wisdom of Al McGuire," to Kansas City this November, just days before the Warriors hit the court at the 2010 CBE Classic.

The Marquette Club has the full support of both Dick Enberg and the booking agency responsible for promoting the newly expanded one-man show.  Now the Club needs to raise money ASAP to secure a performance in Kansas City on November 20.  Michael Grimaldi and Dick Cook from the MU Club in Kansas City are spearheading the effort and are working to secure $25,000 of financial or in-kind support.  The guys are working with several local businesses and the MU alumni network in Kansas City, with promising results.

If you’re planning to attend the CBE in Kansas City and want to see the show â€" or if you’re just interested in helping fellow Marquette alums share the institution's karma via the Patron Saint of Marquette Hoops please contact Dick Cook at dick.cook@hostessbrands.com or Michael Grimaldi at mgrimaldi@trozzolo.com

If you need a refresher on the critically acclaimed one-man show about Coach Al please check out our interview with Enberg from last year.

The CBE Classic is scheduled for November 22 and 23.  The Classic this year features Marquette, Gonzaga, Kansas State and current national champion Duke.

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2010/08/al-mcguire-wants-to-play-kansas-city.html

[MARQKC]

Thanks to Tim for this post. We decided today that we must set a Labor Day deadline for sponsorships. If you or anybody you know loves Al McGuire, please contact us as soon as possible at mgrimaldi@earthlink.net or dick.cook@hostessbrands.com. Our sponsorship FACT SHEET for the Kansas City performance is attached.

Also, FYI, we're advised that playwright Dick Enberg has added material from previous versions of the play, and they promoter has given the play a new, showbizzy title in hopes of staging it around the country: Coach: The Untold Story of College Basketball Legend Al McGuire.

Al, by the way, was quoted in a website story posted by The Kansas City Star today. Check it out: http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/1036

[wildbillsb]

"Showbizzy title?"  I think not.  Busy, for sure - too many words.

[MARQKC]

We continue to seek sponsorships. Please contact Dick Cook (Dick.cook@hostessbrands.com) or Michael Grimaldi (mgrimaldi@earthlink.net). Meantime, check out this short promo video: http://www.mondaysessionsmedia.com/coach/

[StillWarriors]

I saw the show in Chicago, and highly recommend it to anyone in the KC area. Hopefully there's enough support and it happens. Definitely worth seeing.